Basic operation27FavouritesA range of different information may
be stored as favourites, e.g.:
■ Radio stations
■ Music tracks
■ Albums or artists
■ Telephone numbers
■ Destinations and routes
■ POIs
■ Contact entries
■ Tone settings
■ Home screen applications60 individual favourite locations are
available, displayed as five favourites
per row.
They can be displayed in a one-row
view or in a three-row view.
If a favourite location is occupied, the favourite screen button displays the
label text of the respective favourite. If a favourite location is empty, the
position number of the favourite
location (1 to 60) is indicated.
Displaying favourites
The favourites list is accessible from
all menus.
To display one row of favourites when the n screen button is shown at the
bottom of the screen:
Select n.
To display three rows of favourites,
see below.
To display one row of favourites when
an interaction selector bar is shown
on the screen:
■ On the touch screen: Place your finger on the interaction selector
bar and move it upwards until one
row of favourites becomes visible.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied
and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
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■ On the touch pad: Place threefingers on the pad and move them
upwards until one row of favourites
becomes visible.
To display three rows of favourites,
use one or respectively three fingers
and drag the favourites list up further.
Scrolling through favourites
pages
The favourites page is visible in the
one row or the three row view. To
scroll through the favourites pages,
you may optionally:
■ On the touch screen: Place your finger anywhere on the favourites
page and move it left or right. The
next or previous page of favourites
is displayed.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
■ On the touch pad: Place three fingers on the touch pad and move
them left or right. The next or
previous page of favourites is
displayed.
When reaching the beginning or the end of the favourites pages, the whole
list is wrapped.
Notice
At the bottom of the screen,
indication marks designate how
many favourites pages may be
accessed and which page is
currently displayed. The number of
indication marks adapts to the view
chosen (more pages in one-row view, less pages in three-row view).Storing favourites
Favourites may be stored from the
Home screen, the audio application,
the navigation application or the
phone application.
There are two different basic
situations:
■ only one storable item on the screen
■ more than one storable item on the
screen
Reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite screen button.
If there is only one storable item on
the screen, a beeping sound is given
out and the station is stored to the respective screen button.
If there is more than one storable item on the screen, the favourites page is
minimised and the previously shown
menu is redisplayed. Select the item
you wish to store as a favourite. A
beeping sound is given out and the
station is stored to the respective
screen button.
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A few examples for storing favourites
are given below.
Example: Radio station
Repeatedly press RADIO to activate
the radio function and the desired waveband.
Seek for the station you wish to store as a favourite 3 44.
To store this station as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button until a beep sounds.
The station is stored as a favourite.
Example: Album
Repeatedly press MEDIA and select
the desired audio source.
Select BROWSE to activate the
browse menu and then select
ALBUMS 3 54.
To store one of the albums as a favourite, reveal the favourites list
and scroll to the respective favourites page.Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button. The favourites page is minimised and the list of albums is
redisplayed.
Select the album you wish to store as
a favourite. The selected album is
stored as a favourite.
Example: Destination
Press the ; button to display the
Home screen and then select the
NAV icon.
Select DESTINATION in the
interaction selector bar and then
select RECENT 3 66.
To store one of the addresses in the
recent destinations list as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button. The favourites page is minimised and the recent
destinations menu is redisplayed.
Select the address you wish to store
as a favourite. The selected address
is stored as a favourite.Example: Telephone number
Press ; to display the Home screen
and then select the PHONE icon.
Select KEYPAD and enter the
number you wish to call 3 86.
To store this number as a favourite, reveal the favourites list and scroll tothe respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button. The number is stored
as a favourite.
Retrieving favourites
Display a favourites page (see above) and scroll to the respective favourites
page (if necessary).
Notice
Unavailable favourites are greyed
out.
Select the desired favourite screen
button. Depending on the kind of
favourite selected, a radio station or
track is played, a phone call is
initiated, a route is calculated or an
application is started.
Notice
The active favourite is highlighted.
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Using the right-hand steering wheel
remote control
Repeatedly press k or l to select
the desired audio favourite.
Alternatively, using the five-way
controller: Press i to display the
cluster menu for application selection.
Select Audio and then Favourites .
Select the desired favourite.
Editing favouritesSelect the SETTINGS icon on the
Home screen, Radio and then
Manage Favourites . A three-row view
of the favourites list is displayed with the editing options shown in the
interaction selector bar.
Renaming favourites
If necessary, scroll to the respective
favourites page.
Select the favourite you wish to edit. Select RENAME .
A keyboard opens up with the current favourite label text displayed in the
entry field as well as in the label
preview area.
Enter the new label text and select
Save . You are returned to the
favourites page.
Select H at the bottom of the screen
to reveal the interaction selector bar
and then select DONE to return to the
settings menu.
Deleting favourites
If necessary, scroll to the respective
favourites page.
Select the favourite you wish to
delete.
Select DELETE . The favourite and all
associated data are deleted.
Select DONE to return to the settings
menu.
Moving favourites
If necessary, scroll to the respective
favourites page.
Drag the favourite you wish to move
to its new position.
To store a favourite in a location beyond the favourites page currently
visible, drag it to the p or q symbols
on top of the favourites page. The list starts scrolling. To stop scrolling,
navigate back to the favourites page area.
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Select DONE to confirm the action
and return to the settings menu.
Defining the number of favourites shown Press ; and then select the
SETTINGS icon. Select Radio and
then Number of Favourites Shown .
Activate the desired number of
favourites to be displayed.
Notice
If the number of favourites stored
exceeds the number of favourites
activated in the settings menu, the
additionally stored favourites are not
deleted but just hidden from the
view. They may be reactivated by
increasing the number of viewable favourites.
Contacts
Two different types of contacts lists
may be accessed from the
Infotainment system:
■ contacts lists downloaded from Bluetooth devices or other external
sources
■ vehicle contacts list
Notice
A maximum of 1000 contacts may
be stored in the vehicle contacts list.
There is no limit for downloaded
contacts lists.
Selecting the contacts source The contacts list first displayed upon
access differs depending on the
application currently active and the
devices connected.Changing the source
Select Change Contacts List on the
right side of the screen. A list of all available contact sources is
displayed. The currently active
contacts list is marked with 9.
Select the desired contacts list. The
respective list is displayed.
Notice
The system remembers a list chosen within an application. When
reentering the contacts list from this
application, the list previously
selected is redisplayed.
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Deleting the vehicle contacts
Select Change Contacts List on the
right side of the screen. A list of all available contacts sources is
displayed. The currently active
contacts list is marked with 9.
Select the ─ screen button next to
Vehicle . A confirmation message is
displayed.
Confirm the message to delete the
list.
Sorting the contacts lists
By default, the lists are ordered
alphabetically by first name. If there is
no first name available, the last name is taken instead. If there is no first or
last name, one of the first characters
entered is used as sorting criteria.
The sorting order may be changed, if
first name and last name are stored in
two different fields.
To change the sorting order, select
Sort .
Choose the desired sorting order.
The list is resorted accordingly.Using the contacts list
To display the contacts list, select
CONTACTS in the respective
application.
Navigation application:
Phone application:
To display the contact details view,
select one of the entries from the
active contacts list.
The contact details view may
comprise:
■ first name and last name
■ several phone numbers
■ several email addresses
■ several addresses (e.g. home and work)
■ in the vehicle contacts list: category
entry
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■ in the vehicle contacts list: notesfield
■ for POI entries: information on business hours, menu (e.g.
restaurant), prices etc.
Notice
The data are ordered depending on
the application active, e.g. in the
phone application, the phone
numbers are displayed first.
Starting navigation
To start route guidance to a
destination, select one of the
addresses stored for the contact
chosen or the quick function icon next to the respective contact in the
contacts list. The destination details
view is displayed 3 58.
Initiating a phone call
To initiate a phone call, select one of
the phone numbers stored for the
contact or the quick function icon next
to the respective contact in the
contacts list. The outgoing call menu
is displayed 3 83.Adding new contacts
To add information from the
application menus to the vehicle
contacts list, open the respective
application.Navigation application
Select or enter a destination 3 66.
The destination details view is
displayed.
Select Save. A menu is displayed.Phone application
Select RECENT . Select w beside the
phone number you wish to add to the contacts list. A menu is displayed.
Select one of the options.
Create New Contact
A data category selection menu is
displayed.
Select the respective data category
for the information you wish to store,
e.g. work address or mobile phone.
The contact details view is displayed.
Notice
The data categories presented in the
new menu correspond to the
information you wish to store, e.g. if
the information to be stored is an
address, only address types are
presented in the list.
Complete the entry and select Save
to save the contact.Add to Existing Contact
The vehicle contacts list is displayed. Select the desired contact.
The contact details view is displayed with the information to be addedshown separately on the right side of
the screen.
Select the respective data category
for the information you wish to store,
e.g. work address or mobile phone.
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If you choose an existing data
category, the existing information is
overwritten.
Select Save to save the new
information.
Editing contacts
To modify a contact, select the
desired contact entry in the vehicle
contacts list.
Tap on Edit Contact on the right side
of the screen.
The editing view is displayed.
Modifying information
Select the field you wish to modify.
Depending on the field selected, the
keyboard or keypad is displayed.
Enter your changes 3 23.
Select Save in the contact details
view to save your changes.
Adding new information
Select the field where you wish to
enter additional information.
If you wish to create a new field for a
data category already existing, e.g. a
second mobile phone number, select
w in the respective data field.
Notice
The w screen button is only
displayed if it is possible to add more information for that data category.
Depending on the field selected, the
keyboard or keypad is displayed
3 23.
Enter the new data and select the
screen button in front of the entry
field.
Select Save in the contact details
view to save your changes.Deleting the contact
To delete the contact entry and all
associated information, select
Delete . A confirmation message is
displayed.
Confirm the message. The entry is
deleted.